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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Moscow, Russia
Europe/Moscow
Observatory log
Moscow, observed
- 01Time zone
Moscow Standard Time
MSK · UTC+3 · IANA
Europe/Moscow- 02Daylight saving
Moscow does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on MSK (UTC+3) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:56Sunset17:35Day length10 h 39 minSolar noon12:15
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Russia is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Russia
- KaliningradEET
- KirovMSK
- MoscowMSK
- SimferopolMSK
- VolgogradMSK
- AstrakhanUTC+4
- SamaraUTC+4
- SaratovUTC+4
- UlyanovskUTC+4
- YekaterinburgUTC+5
- OmskUTC+6
- BarnaulUTC+7
and 15 more zones.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
55.75° N, 37.62° E · Moskva
Differences
Moscow and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from MoscowDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −2 h | |
 New York | −7 h | |
| Los Angeles | −10 h | |
| Chicago | −8 h | |
 São Paulo | −6 h | |
 Paris | −1 h | |
 Dubai | +1 h | |
 Mumbai | +2 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +5 h | |
 Hong Kong | +5 h | |
 Tokyo | +6 h |
Questions
Asked about Moscow
What time zone is Moscow in?
Moscow uses Moscow Standard Time (MSK), UTC+3. Its IANA time-zone ID is Europe/Moscow.
Does Moscow use daylight saving time?
No. Moscow does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Moscow Standard Time (UTC+3) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Moscow today?
Today in Moscow the sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:35, giving 10 h 39 min of daylight.